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De La Soul survivors
What s in a name? For this Amityville-bred trio, it s been all about staying power. It's all about staying power for this Amityville-bred trio headlining Rock the Bells this Sunday at Jones Beach.
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Kindermusik more than tunes
To an outsider looking through the glass of the music-room door on the second floor of Webster Groves Presbyterian Church at 45 W. Lockwood Ave., it may seem like a rampage of young children led by a woman with a drum.
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Bill O'Reilly, music industry expert
The Fox News host badly misrepresents reality as he claims victory in his latest public feud.
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Plastilina Mosh gets wacky on 'All U Need Is Mosh'
Since they got together 12 years ago in their native Monterrey, Mexico, the experimental pop-punk-thrash-electronica duo known as Plastilina Mosh have never shied away from just having fun. "Our music is not to be taken seriously," said keyboardist-arranger Alejandro Rosso in a phone interview. "It's flexible and can change at any time. If the studio janitor shows up and says why not do this ...
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Spirit of the West energizes Thursday at the Square
A map of Celtic rock act Spirit of the West's fandom would include all of Canada with tiny lips extending south and west, including one encompassing Buffalo. Like the band's fellow countrymen, the Tragically Hip, Spirit is massively popular in its native Canada but until now, has yet to gain a foothold in the U. S. market -- usually due to mismanagement.
The Buffalo News |
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Kingdom Bound offers Christian music acts and more
Starting Sunday, Darien Lake will become more than just an amusement park. For four days, it will bring thousands of Christians together for music, entertainment and a celebration of their faith.
The Buffalo News |
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Dark drama Blindness named Atlantic Film Fest opener
Blindness, the dark Canadian-Brazilian-Japanese drama based on Jose Saramago's acclaimed novel, is set to open the 28th edition of the Atlantic Film Festival.
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JoAnn Falletta Helps Introduce West to East through Music
JoAnn Falletta has been hailed within the music community as one of the brightest stars of symphonic music. She is a world-renowned conductor who has guest-conducted in front of the finest orchestra's of the world; But it is the upcoming Shahnameh Millennium Concert here in Toronto (August 2nd) that she anticipates could very well be her career highlight.
Payvand Iran News |
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Rhythm: Where Mature Crowds Get Their Groove On
Following up on the theme of a recent article, wherein I complained that there weren't any outdoor venues in Norwalk for grownups to listen to music, I realized with the help of some astute readers that, in fact, there aren't a whole lot of indoor ones either.
Norwalk Citizen-News |
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'Triple' threat: Michael Franti, Calexico, more hit Boulder for radio summit
The Fox Theatre and the Hill are gearing up to host a musical lineup that reads like one of this summer's major outdoor festival rosters.
Colorado Daily |
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Big James happy to sing the blues
Singing the blues about the state of the blues is almost as old as the music itself. Big James Montgomery of...
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Country Star Rich 'Raising McCain'
RACINE, Wis. -- Country music star John Rich wants like-minded voters to join him in "Raising McCain." One half of the Nashville duo Big and Rich, the singer-songwriter has penned lyrics for a rock-infused anthem focused on the 5½ years Republican presidential candidate John McCain spent as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and his refusal of an early release.
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IN BRIEF
Classic cars will be out in force Saturday night as the Helluva Cruise takes to the roads around the Pinckney area. The event is a fundraiser for the Pinckney music program.
The Ann Arbor News |
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St. Mary’s celebrates success with 33rd annual Jamaica
Dancing under the stars came easy at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church 33rd Annual Jamaica celebration with Tejano music legend Jimmy Edwards with Avizo Band opening the 2008 event on Friday, June 25, and Little Joe y La Familia belting out audience favorites on Saturday, July 26.
Lockhart Post-Register |
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Book Review: Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards - Memoirs of a Rock 'N' Roll Survivor by Al Kooper
Al Kooper's classic memoir is updated and reissued. Originally published in that most holy of musical years, 1977, updated and republished in the late 1990s, and now again revised in 2008 with an additional chapter, Al Kooper’s Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock ‘N’ Roll Survivor remains one of the most honest, hilarious, and in many ways poignant entries...
Blogcritics.org |
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Club Notes: Keller Williams brings killer riffs to the Fox, Red Rocks
Keller Williams is a one-man band, but he’s going to be playing two of the hottest venues in Colorado this weekend.
Colorado Daily |
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Intimate songs
In an exclusive interview ahead of an Australian tour focused on 16th-century music for the lute, Sting says that John Dowland's influence can be traced all the way to the Beatles
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After Reading “Music from Apartment 8”—for John Stone, MD
Dr Berlin is associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is the editor of Poets on Prozac: Mental Illness, Treatment, and the Creative Process (2008, Johns Hopkins University Press).
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Chart-topping Soprano to Perform at Head Start Benefit Concert
Crossover-classical vocalist Valencia Vas returns home for a series of concerts in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware including a deeply personal benefit concert for the Monroe County Head Start program. (PRWeb Aug 1, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/valenciavas/concert/prweb1166124.htm
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MLB's Torii Hunter to Pick WeMix.com Artist to Write and Record His Personal In-Game Theme Song Through Nationwide ...
WeMix.com and MLB Superstar Torii Hunter Launch "WeMix Diamond Cut" Contest to Find Best Original Theme Song Made for the Athlete by A New Artist to Use During Season Games. United Entertainment Group to recruit brands to establish marketing partnerships to promote song. Contest to Benefit Baseball Education for Inner-city & Rural Youth through the Torii Hunter Project. (PRWeb Aug 1, 2008) ...
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Zultys et al Ring in Wireless Telephony at Eisteddfod
Zultys, Firetide Wireless Communications Network to serve as Cable Alternative at Ancient Welsh Festival (PRWeb Aug 1, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1168644.htm
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India to auction airwaves for 3G telephony
New Delhi: Communications Minister A. Raja has announced the much awaited guidelines for the auction of spectrum, or airwaves, to launch third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in the country.
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The Friday Morning Listen: Pat Metheny Group - Travels
We're going home, sort of. About 25 years ago, during one of my many trolls through a record store cutout bin, I bought an album called Citadels by Bernie Krause. I'm not sure what attracted me to it, though I suspect that it was during that time that I became interested in jazz and other kinds of instrumental music. I'm absolutely certain that I knew none of the...
Blogcritics.org |
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Music at the lake
People listen to the music of Whirlwind at Windsor Lake Wednesday night as part of the park's weekly concert series. Comments made here are the sole responsibility of the person posting them, and they are subject to the terms and conditions of this site.
North Adams Transcript |
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Seeking Voting Rights Fly Girls (and Boys)
What with our marches and tea parties , we think the D.C. voting rights movement is plenty hip. But the folks at DC Vote are constantly looking to be just a little more risqué, and they're looking for help to do so. Want to be a fly girl (or boy) for voting rights? DC Vote has teamed up with local group, D.A.A.S. Wuz Up Entertainment, to produce a music video that sheds some light on DC's ...
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